is

Ünü tim kinik janedoy-li is?

1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:

At what time does one have breakfast here?


i

Cils äbinons-li i pö zäl et? Si! elogob us tumis.

1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 19:

Were there children at that party as well? Yes, I've seen hundreds of them there.

Äbejäfom i poedavi, ed äpübom dü lunüp timapenädi: ‚Sionsharfe’.

1937, “‚Johann Martin Schleyer’”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 34:

He also practiced poetry, and for a long time, he published the magazine "Sionsharfe".


adelo

If nu God klotom so yebi fela, kel nog dabinon adelo, e pojedon odelo ini furnod, no odunom-li mu mödikumo osi kol ols?

1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VI:

Now if that is how God clothes the wild flowers growing in the field which are there today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, will he not much more look after you?


asoaro

Blinolöd obe asoaro kaloti uta, keli mutob pelön!

Bring me the bill tonight of what I have to pay.


atimo

From a- (present (tense) prefix) + tim (“time”) + -o (adverbial suffix).


asoar

Givolöd obe ün asoar kaloti uta, keli debob ole!

Give me the bill tonight of what I owe you.


ädelo

Conjugational prefix for the preterite tense: ä- + del + -o.

Ma lesag oma, üdunom ädelo atosi.

1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 21:

According to what he claims, he would have done it yesterday.


ba

Sevol-li ba? kiöpo (kitopo) söl : R. lödom.

Söl: ‚Tarnow’ äbinom konletan zilik dinas valik teföl valemapükis valasotik. Bukem valemapükik omik, kel äbinon ba gretikün un Deutän, ye pedistukon ti löliko.

1946, “Nuns”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 34:

Mr. Tarnow was an industrious collector of all things in the field of world languages of all kinds. His library about world languages, which was perhaps the largest in Germany, has, however, been almost completely destroyed.


pas

Apparently introduced by Arie de Jong in Volapük Nulik. If so, probably borrowed from Dutch pas.

Binos pas düp degtelid; labobs nog timi saidik.

It is only twelve o'clock; we still have plenty of time.


ya

In Siyop ya dü yels mödik krigastad bevü Yapän e Tsyinän dareigon, ed in Yurop krig jenon bevü Deutän e Polän, Linglän e Fransän, e bevü Rusän e Suomiyän.

1940, “Pötü yelacen”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 1:

In Asia, a state of war has already been going on for years between Japan and China, and in Europe war is being waged between Germany and Poland, England and France, and between Russia and Finland.


poso

Borrowed from Latin post (“afterwards”) (minus 't') plus adverbial suffix -o.


nog

Volapük eprogedon nog no mödiko, e nog ai go no labülon pladi, kel demü patöfs sublimik okik duton lü on.

1938, “Pö yelacen”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 1:

Volapük has not yet made great progress, and is still far from occupying the place it deserves due to its its superior qualities.


kio

how (used as modifier to indicate surprise, delight or other strong feeling)


suno

Borrowed from English soon, phonetically (rather than orthographically).


boso

Blibolös nog boso! jimatan oba okömof onu.

Please stay for a moment [lit. a bit], my wife is coming right away.


lio

Lio stom binon-li?

What is the weather like? [lit. How is the weather?]


tän

then (as a consequence) (indicating an apodosis)


odelo

Conjugational prefix for future tense: o- + del (“day”) + adverbial suffix -o.


vemo

Fredob vemo, das elükömobs.


zilo

enthusiastically, diligently (said, e.g., about doing work)


kiöpo

Kiöpo reg änu pemotöl Yudanas binom-li? Elogobs in lofüd steli omik, ed ekömobs ad stimodön omi.

1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: II:

Where is the infant king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.


domio

towards (somebody's) home (not (necessarily) one's own home)


jenöfo

If xamobs yufapükis dabinöl, täno mutobs dasevön, das ons valik jenöfo binons geboviks pro disein.

1938, “Ge lü Volapük!”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, pages 17-19:

If we examine the existing auxiliary languages, we must admit that in fact they are all useful for the purpose.


täno

If we examine the existing auxiliary languages, we must admit that they are all indeed useful for the purpose.


klu

Klu no kudolsöd tefü odel! Odel jäfikonös me kuds oka it! Del alik labon saidiko töbis lönik oka.

So do not worry about tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.


poszedelo

From pos (“after”) + zedel (“midday”) + -o.

Poszedelo de düp telid jü folid.

From two till four o’clock in the afternoon.


sio

From si (“yes”) + -o (“-ly”, adverbial suffix).


vöno

From vön (“antiquity”) + -o (“adverb marker”).


gudiko

Edunol gudiko ad ekesumön reinajelömi ola.